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Bobby Vincent

Thomas Tuchel's anger will continue to grow should Chelsea fail with year-long transfer mission

Thomas Tuchel cut a furious figure in the aftermath of Chelsea's 4-0 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday morning. The Blues head coach had just seen his sign outplayed and outclassed by a team that finished below them in the Premier League table last season.

Ultimately, it was a pre-season friendly and the result does not matter in the long-term. However, Chelsea's tour of the United States has been far from ideal – and it's one that has left more questions regarding the current squad than it has answers.

"Far from relaxed," Tuchel said after Chelsea's heavy defeat to Arsenal. "I think we deserved to lose – which is fair enough – because we were simply not good enough. We were absolutely not competitive. The worrying part is the level of commitment, physically and mentally, for this match was not the same, it was far higher for Arsenal than us.

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